Winter Celebration 2008 at Rideau Hall
Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, and Mr. Jean-Daniel Lafond, along with their daughter Marie-Éden, beside an ice carving of Samuel de Champlain at Winter Celebration 2008, which focused this year on the 400th anniversary of Québec City.
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Visitors toured the grounds of Rideau Hall on horse-drawn wagons during Winter Celebration 2008.
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Their Excellencies and Marie-Éden beside a RCMP Musical Ride horse.
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Visitors truly enjoyed the sleigh rides offered by the RCMP Musical Ride.
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Governor General of Canada met with Finnish Ambassador His Excellency Pasi Mikael Patokallio, and his wife Ms. Raija Patokallio at Winter Celebration.
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Kids enjoyed the Giant Ski activity offered by the Royal Norwegian Embassy.
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Governor General of Canada met with Norwegian Ambassador His Excellency Tor Berntin Naess, and his wife Ms. Bodil Ingunn Thorvik at Winter Celebration.
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Governor General of Canada spoke with visitors during Winter Celebration 2008.
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Governor General of Canada met Ella and Frédérique Duguay as they took part in the Winter Celebration activites offered at Rideau Hall on February 9, 2008
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Watoto Children’s Choir of Uganda and Ottawa Regional Youth Choir performed inside the Ballroom at Rideau Hall for Winter Celebration 2008.
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The Governor General and visitors hung brightly coloured feathers on the Wish Tree, in support of the Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan, at Winter Celebration, at Rideau Hall.
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Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, tried kick sledding with a visitor at Winter Celebration 2008, at Rideau Hall.
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Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, and Mr. Jean-Daniel Lafond, along with their daughter Marie-Éden, beside an ice carving of the Grand Livre de Samuel de Champlain at Winter Celebration 2008, which focused this year on the 400th anniversary of Québec City.
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Their Excellencies met with Chief Kevin from Aboriginal Experience at Winter Celebration.
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